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The Return of Prayers
The return of prayers A treatise wherein this case how to discern Gods answers to our prayers is briefly resolved, with other observations upon Psal. 85.8. concerning Gods speaking peace, &c. By Tho: Goodwin. B.D.The returne of prayers A treatise wherein this case how to discerne Gods answers to our prayers is briefly resolved, with other observations vpon Psal. 85.8. concerning Gods speaking peace, &c. By Tho: Goodvvin. B.D.
London: printed by M. Flesher for R. Dawlman, 1636
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
that is a spirit of ingenuity, which is kindly, sweetly and freely wrought upon: therefore when we have a free spirit wrought in us, then that free love that is in God towards us will work most kindly upon ⟨p. 322⟩it, and constrains us to love him that loved us first. The love of Christ constrains us, 2. Cor. 5. 14. Because we thus judge, that if Christ died for all, then they which live should not live unto them selves but unto him that died for them: S. Paul gives the reason, why this love of Christ did thus constrain him, because he did thus judge, that is, this consideration of Christs love, he having a principle of love in his heart to Christ, he found to be a powerful prevailing reason to persuade him to live to Christ. Having a new judgement he saw force and strength in the argument. And so shall ⟨p. 323⟩we if we thus judge, and it will have this natural consequence as naturally to follow upon it in our hearts, as any reason in any other kind hath, that is brought to enforce any other conclusion. And therefore as the mind is constrained (as it were) to assent to a truth proved by force of reason, that if you grant this, then this or that will follow: so because we judge this reasonable by an argument drawn out of loves Topics, that if Christ died for all, who otherwise must themselves have died, that then they should live to him, this will constrain us to love him, and live to him. ⟨p. 324⟩Amor Dei est extaticus, nec se sinit esse sui luris.
that is a spirit of ingenuity, which is kindly, sweetly and freely wrought upon: therefore when we have a free spirit wrought in us, then that free love that is in God towards us will worke most kindly upon ⟨p. 322⟩it, and constraines us to love him that loved us first. The love of Christ constrains us, 2. Cor. 5. 14. Because we thus judge, that if Christ died for all, then they which live should not live unto thē selves but unto him that died for them: S. Paul gives the reason, why this love of Christ did thus constraine him, because hee did thus judge, that is, this consideration of Christs love, hee having a principle of love in his heart to Christ, hee found to be a powerfull prevailing reason to perswade him to live to Christ. Having a new judgement hee saw force and strength in the argument. And so shall